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Journal of Experimental Biology is the leading primary research journal in comparative physiology and publishes papers on the form and function of living organisms at all levels of biological organisation, from the molecular and subcellular to the integrated whole animal.
Our authors and readers reflect a broad interdisciplinary group of scientists who study molecular, cellular and organismal physiology in an evolutionary and environmental context.
Special issues
Muscle: molecules to motion
Edited by Stan L. Lindstedt and Hans H. Hoppeler
A series of Review articles discussing the molecular architecture and assembly of the structures that are fundamental to muscle function through to our current understanding of fuel use and how muscle powers locomotion; this special issue connects diverse research perspectives to tackle how recent insights have modified and expanded our understanding of skeletal muscle.
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Featured movie
Bizarre snail that swims like a flying insect
Sea butterflies are microscopic snails that swim in Arctic waters using wing-like structures that protrude from the shell opening. David Murphy from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, explains how he and his colleagues have discovered that the molluscs probably have more in common with insects than other snails. Instead of using a paddling technique to swim, the minute animals beat their wings in a figure-of-eight wing beat pattern, just like flying insects.
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Kathryn Knight
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Rodger Kram, Thomas J. Roberts
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Michael S. Hedrick, Stanley S. Hillman
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Stan L. Lindstedt, Hans H. Hoppeler
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Kathryn Knight